India, April 25 -- US universities are up in arms against the government and the authorities amidst the Hamas-Israel conflict. In a bid to demand answers and stop the Gaza genocide students have transformed campus premises into protest zone. But even as the protests have been on for weeks what triggered the sudden upsurge?

It was Columbia University that started the fire and it has now spread across campuses across the country.

Columbia University's recent decision to involve the New York Police Department in clearing pro-Palestinian protesters from campus has ignited a series of intense demonstrations across universities in New York City and nationwide.

The events unfolded following the arrest of 108 Columbia University demonstrators,...